Sketch posted of suspected bus stop rapist

This man is suspected of kidnapping and raping a woman in City Heights.

CITY HEIGHTS  Police on Wednesday released a sketch of a suspected rapist who attacked a woman at a City Heights bus stop a day earlier.

The 35-year-old victim was waiting to catch a bus to work when she was kidnapped from the stop on University Avenue at 36th Street about 5 a.m. Tuesday, San Diego police said. The man first tried to rob her at gunpoint, then he moved her to a parked vehicle in an alley and drove to a secluded spot. He sexually assaulted the woman, then released her.

She walked back to the bus stop and called police.

The man was described as Latino, in his mid-30s, 6 feet tall, with a heavy build. He was wearing a brown sweatshirt and light-colored pants. He spoke English with a Spanish accent.

The vehicle is possible a light-colored or white Jeep Cherokee.

Anyone with information can call police at (619) 531-2000 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.